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A review by rennegade
My Brother's Shadow by Tom Avery
4.0
This book has a really interesting main character (a young, female POC) with a heartbreaking story. Her brother committed suicide and her mother has become an alcoholic in the aftermath. She is trying to deal with her brother's death, her mother's alcoholism, and her friends' distance when a mysterious boy shows up in her class and she befriends him. There were some really sad and really sweet moments in the book, and I appreciate the ending.
I do have a bit of an issue with the cataloguing choices my library made regarding this book. It is listed as YA, but I would definitely classify this as juvenile. While the topic of suicide is heavy, the book is pretty clearly geared towards younger children and preteens rather than teenagers. I see other library systems did put it in the juvenile section, so I am not sure why the library where I got my copy decided to put it in young adult.
It was depressing story with a sweet ending - just up my alley. I would recommend it (especially to younger kids who may be dealing with something like this at home).
I do have a bit of an issue with the cataloguing choices my library made regarding this book. It is listed as YA, but I would definitely classify this as juvenile. While the topic of suicide is heavy, the book is pretty clearly geared towards younger children and preteens rather than teenagers. I see other library systems did put it in the juvenile section, so I am not sure why the library where I got my copy decided to put it in young adult.
It was depressing story with a sweet ending - just up my alley. I would recommend it (especially to younger kids who may be dealing with something like this at home).